The federal government has vowed to use every diplomatic tool possible to counter China’s increasingly skilful efforts to expand its influence in the Pacific.
Australia and the US are locked in an intense battle with China for influence in the Pacific,including for control of undersea cable networks.
PNG’s foreign minister reveals that China approached the Pacific nation about signing a security and policing deal less than two months after Australia signed its own security agreement.
Papua New Guinea will assess if a Chinese offer duplicates security and policing assistance already being offered by Australia and the US,its foreign minister said.
The Australian government is acting on advice that China is ramping up its efforts in the Pacific after learning from mistakes in the past.
Bougainville’s renewed push for independence comes amid global concerns about China’s encroachment on Pacific nations such as the neighbouring Solomon Islands.
The island nation’s opposition leader has vowed to scrap the landmark resettlement and security pact in its current form if elected.
What is Australia’s responsibility to our climate-change affected Pacific neighbours,rapidly disappearing under the waves? There’s been a new treaty,but who can claim the credit?
A 13-member sport diplomacy council with former top Australian athletes aimed at boosting ties in the Pacific appears to have been quietly unwound by Labor.
A new treaty with the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu marks a significant escalation of Australia’s regional ambitions. It will not have gone unnoticed in China.
After cosying up to Xi Jinping in Beijing,Anthony Albanese has immediately pivoted to curtailing China’s influence in the Pacific.